automats

"New York's most famous Automat was its first, located in Times Square, but Abbott chose to depict the restaurant at Columbus Circle, well-known as a nighttime gathering place for musicians and cabaret-goers. She photographed it from the General Motors Building across the street on the same winter day she photographed the Circle itself. The two images are complementary symbols of modern New York life. "Abbott's photograph illustrates the restaurant's mechanized character. With the sharp diagonal of coin-operated, Deco-styled windows receding indefinitely into space, the photograph shows food and its consumers on a culinary assembly line." (more)-- Museum of the City of New York

Wow, has anyone ever played a video game called Bioshock? Art deco heaven just like this.

I took this photo at the Lunch Hour exhibit at the Schwarzman building and didn't realize the reference until I got my film back!

Als proefje een paar tagsuggesties: Likör Tankstelle, alcohol, sterke drank. Sterk punt dat hier in twee talen wordt beschreven!

I'm looking for the H&H sugar shaker/pourer. Any leads--out there?

I don't see anything in our collection!

Now this is something I'd like to see in the US. A warm sausage machine.

Very interesting, Ahrberg was a major player in the market until the 80's in Hannover. But I never heard of this machine. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Ahrberg Maybe the picture was taken at central station or the "Markthalle". Old pictures of Markthalle show a similar roof : de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Hannover_Marktha... More about Markthalle: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markthalle_Hannover

Sans serif W with a crossbar can be found in German lettering manuals from the 1930s.